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Pica

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Hi all,

I am a very lost parent to a 5 years old girl who has severe pica problem. 

I am heartbroken and depressed to see her chewing and eating woods, flowers, leaves etc.

Any tips, helps or supports which are available to help me and my little girl would be really appreciated. 

thank you ! 

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  • She could be a Chef or a Botanist in the making!! This coudl be a tactile approach to understanding the world around her and is fantastic especially if you can help her engage and explore properly. 

    Start a garden? Get her even more connected to the Earth. Maybe find childrens books on foraging. Join online foraging groups and get to know how incredibly brilliant and creative these humans are. If she's doing something naturally, help her understand how to engage properly (which may take a little research!)

    ON the other hand: My son like chewing pencils and plastic, so I taught him how to chew gum at age 3. And then bought him chewing gum in PACKS. If I noticed him chewing mindlessly on plastic (it was a need to chew rather than a tactile sensory engagement), I'd hand him a stick of gum. On a side note, if worried, his teeth are in excellent condition - he's 25 and never a filling. 

    There are things to be heartbroken over: a lack of ability to sense cars on the road, an inability to sense the danager of fire. My father and brothers all chew on ice non-stop. My father will always have an icemaker in his fridge. His mum would always leave carrots, radishes, peppers and other cold fresh veg pre-cut availalbe ALL DAY for this very reason. He chews on ice while coding programmes for robotics. 

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  • She could be a Chef or a Botanist in the making!! This coudl be a tactile approach to understanding the world around her and is fantastic especially if you can help her engage and explore properly. 

    Start a garden? Get her even more connected to the Earth. Maybe find childrens books on foraging. Join online foraging groups and get to know how incredibly brilliant and creative these humans are. If she's doing something naturally, help her understand how to engage properly (which may take a little research!)

    ON the other hand: My son like chewing pencils and plastic, so I taught him how to chew gum at age 3. And then bought him chewing gum in PACKS. If I noticed him chewing mindlessly on plastic (it was a need to chew rather than a tactile sensory engagement), I'd hand him a stick of gum. On a side note, if worried, his teeth are in excellent condition - he's 25 and never a filling. 

    There are things to be heartbroken over: a lack of ability to sense cars on the road, an inability to sense the danager of fire. My father and brothers all chew on ice non-stop. My father will always have an icemaker in his fridge. His mum would always leave carrots, radishes, peppers and other cold fresh veg pre-cut availalbe ALL DAY for this very reason. He chews on ice while coding programmes for robotics. 

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